The IGDA is doing what now? by TotalBiscuit published on 2014-11-22T16:28:48Z The IGDA is endorsing a third-party blockbot which claims over "10,000" people are involved in online harassment. The reality is far different. Comment by Holy13 Look out! Communist! No, wait, it's just a plate. 2015/03/05 07:28:24 +0000 Comment by Nakki Nyan @kocha: It could be very illegal, it could qualify as defemation. If it is continues to be pushed forward as a hate group block list. 2014/11/30 05:44:44 +0000 Comment by robgismyhomie nothing worthwhile to whine about? 2014/11/29 07:13:21 +0000 Comment by MaxiTB Real discrimination happening; everyone using those bots are basically Nazis. 2014/11/28 07:02:18 +0000 Comment by Nicholas Perry @ultimape This is some kinds of fucked up. 2014/11/26 06:01:44 +0000 Comment by Tsartomat Placeholder so "international" dga as always means america-england-canada-australia? 2014/11/25 07:20:42 +0000 Comment by Tsartomat Placeholder Mithgol 's razor 2014/11/25 07:18:38 +0000 Comment by Hendrik Vanderstijn Poor game developers being hurt for wanting to listen to what's going on in gamer communities.... :( 2014/11/24 15:22:00 +0000 Comment by Jeremy Orchard @user137390454: The problem is less about the list and more about the methodology for using it. If the list was like 100 people and there was a moderation process for putting people on it, I cant imagine any sane person disagreeing with it. For the same reason 99% of the population has a problem with spy agencies tapping their telephone and reading their emails - the problem is giving individuals too much power. With rogue SJW's at the helm banning KFC and Game companies for following their customers - this has become more of a political tool to get vengeance than a bastion of defending people from harassment. 2014/11/23 23:04:13 +0000 Comment by JakubOboza Say anything and you will be blocked :D ban everyone is not future but present :D 2014/11/23 19:27:21 +0000 Comment by HowDoILogin Alright, how do we stop this? No, this is stopping right now. We need to kick the IGDA right in their heads and strap them to chairs and force them to listen to the First Amendment on loop for a month. 2014/11/23 17:58:39 +0000 Comment by SaltyMint Yes... TB, get more anger! More anger! Let the anger overtake you! Muhahahaa! 2014/11/23 17:22:28 +0000 Comment by user137390454 @trind36: If it doesn't do anything then why are so many GGers upset? From what I've read, it's been quite effective at removing the dogpiling that folks are receiving at the hands of MANY, MANY more casual trolls. 2014/11/23 14:33:21 +0000 Comment by user159398082 @jjab91: Haha, well to be fair, I think I phrased my comment a bit weirdly. No Problem. 2014/11/23 14:29:35 +0000 Comment by user137390454 @jjab91: There is one thing the IGDA fucked up on: they described the ggautoblock tool as something which blocks "the most serious harrassers". That IS a fuckup. But that isn't what the tool was designed to do. It was designed to block people following 2+ people central to the GG movement, who are thus *very likely* to side with GG. And remember this tool does not block people from using twitter. It ONLY blocks people from tweeting at people using the tool. And last I checked there is no right to be able to tweet at someone, let alone harrass them. If someone is offended by this they should just GET THE FUCK OVER IT. 2014/11/23 14:28:58 +0000 Comment by Kakurine The blocklist also features three women who were legitimately SEXUALLY HARASSED but their harasser WAS on the Whitelist and apparently has been since the first version of the bot last month which exclusively targeted followers of Sommers and Baldwin, only seemingly being removed because of the outcry. Also speaking of Sommers, David Futrelle is on the whitelist too, and he's obsessively stalked and criticised Sommers for FIVE YEARS at least. That certainly sounds like harassment to me! http://github.com/freebsdgirl/ggautob…c04947a58b257c6ecc2 2014/11/23 14:07:43 +0000 Comment by WestwardEternal @westwardeternal: BTW, I don't mean Daniel himself is that big, but that they're going to have a HUGE pile of angry false positives. 2014/11/23 14:04:55 +0000 Comment by Kakurine @nicklas-unkown: Even better is how the makers responded to the IGDA guy getting caught in it. https://twitter.com/freebsdgirl/status/536229482571366400 https://twitter.com/freebsdgirl/status/536229910436532224 https://twitter.com/InfiniteClock/status/536230740984619008 https://twitter.com/CranBoonitz/status/536231261141217282 2014/11/23 14:01:56 +0000 Comment by Kakurine @qwertyboredom122: EVERYONE HERE IS A DRONE OF ERON'S MEANT FOR REVENGE AGAINST HIS EX! 2014/11/23 14:00:00 +0000 Comment by WestwardEternal Fucking Mr. Repzion is on it. I hope they don't hope to jettison such a large part of the community and get away with it. 2014/11/23 13:55:50 +0000 Comment by Kakurine @shroudedqueen: The current chairman is also the one who was presiding over it when they had that crazy sex scandal back in....2009 I think? 2014/11/23 13:45:31 +0000 Comment by Kakurine @robert-fancyman: Kroger's. No srsly, they have some good-ass chicken at their deli! 2014/11/23 13:39:12 +0000 Comment by Dresdenstl Lil B is on the list too. Bwahaha. 2014/11/23 05:54:56 +0000 Comment by Nedialko Petrov 1 I... I... Oh, the hell of it. And then, when people get pissed off, and lash out (and I've seen so much shit said in such a generalist manner, that it's kind of hard to be a gamer and not get called something bad by the thought police since gamergate started and it's only getting worse) they get targeted personally. It's clear that the "gamers are misogynists" side has the more power, but I wonder, how long would it last? And honestly, some of the things they want are so crazy, that i prefere to not live in a world, where they win. 2014/11/23 03:50:57 +0000 Comment by m.Locke an NPO has hasn't done their taxes since 2012 apparently? 2014/11/23 03:08:04 +0000 Comment by Francisco Asdf Censorship? holy fuck. 2014/11/23 02:26:38 +0000 Comment by Alpha0924 @robert-fancyman: Popeyes. Although I guess that's actually good tasting chicken things and not just relatively good tasting chicken things. 2014/11/23 02:08:52 +0000 Comment by JJAB91 @nuttex: Well now I feel silly :x 2014/11/23 00:06:23 +0000 Comment by user924128814 For someone who has often talked about 'siccing' their followers on someone, intentionally or otherwise, I'm surprised you can't see the benefit in blocking the followers of a harasser. 2014/11/22 23:56:22 +0000 Comment by Lewd Hermit People forget that the IGDA harboured Tim Langdell, the trademark troll, for years while he harrassed and sued the developers they were supposed to protect. They are not a competent group. 2014/11/22 22:10:40 +0000
